After a spirit of discernment the next rarest things in the world are diamonds and pearls.
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The court is like a palace of marble; it's composed of people very hard and very polished.
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There is nothing keeps longer than a middling fortune, and nothing melts away sooner than a great one. Poverty treads on the heels of great and unexpected riches.
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It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.
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False modesty is the refinement of vanity. It is a lie.
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Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.
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